FMC Ebute Metta cancer centre will reduce cost of treatment: Director
The medical director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Adedamola Dada, says the completion of the hospital cancer centre will crash the cost of cancer care in the country.
Mr Dada told journalists in Lagos that the centre, which would be the first government-owned cancer centre, would ensure that more Nigerians have access to treatment.
“This cancer centre is an ongoing project, and it will be the only cancer centre by the federal government.
“Lagos has a population of 23 million people, and there are only two existing cancer centres owned by private entities.
“Our aim is to crash the price of cancer care and still be able to make enough money to ensure the sustainability of the centre.
“We want to ensure that ordinary Nigerians can also have access to the best possible care in the treatment of cancer,” he said.
He added that the centre would commence operation in the second quarter of 2024 if everything went as planned.
“We have finished the first phase of the centre which is the building, and we have funds for the second phase, which have been graciously released by the Federal Government.
“We are in the procurement stage, and we are hopeful that if everything goes as planned, by the second quarter of 2024, the centre will be open to the public,” the medical director said.
(NAN)
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